Author
Three Mile Island is J. Samuel Walker's fourth book as the official historian of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In the book's preface, Walker assures readers that he had complete independence in its authorship—that the NRC placed no restrictions on what could be said. However, Walker provides an historical account and does not evaluate the performance of the NRC.
Read more about this topic: Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis In Historical Perspective
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